If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp. and has to reimburse the company, Koss Chief Executive Michael Koss should also be ordered to personally pay the public company he runs, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

Grant Thornton, Koss Corp.'s former auditor, should also have to pay a portion of any award that may be ordered, Park Bank argued in the latest twist in a long-running court fight stemming from Sachdeva's massive embezzlement.

"Park Bank denies any and all liability to Koss in this case," the bank said in its action. "Nevertheless, should Park Bank be found liable to Koss (Corp.) and required to pay damages to Koss, in this case, those damages will have been the result of a common liability of Park Bank, Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, thereby entitling Park Bank to (a) contribution from Michael Koss and Grant Thornton."(10)

WR Jennings is 'pain-free,' still aiming to return

Green Bay -- His goal hasn't changed. Greg Jennings wants to play this season for the Green Bay Packers.

"That’s the bottom line," Jennings said Monday. "So that’s where I’m at. I’m feeling good with where I’m at physically. My next step is running, getting back out on the football field, catching some balls, making some plays, being me all over again.”

When will he run again? That's the frustrating part.

The plan for Jennings was to run three weeks after the Nov. 1 surgery on his core muscle injury, though Jennings says that's too long of a wait. The wide receiver said he feels 'pain-free.' For now, he's trying to stay patient, trust the long-term plan and potentially give the Packers' offense a boost later in the season. That's still his hope. While disappointed that the groin injury he originally thought he had was something bigger, Jennings is still planning on returning.

At some point.

"That was the way of thinking, thinking long term," Jennings said. "This could potentially be the end after the surgery. Everyone knew that going in but then with the guy we went with, he didn’t really assure us that we could get back on the field but his track record of putting guys back on the field of play is rather impressive. So with that being said, we went that route and we have a shot.

"Everyone’s been great not putting me on IR and giving me an opportunity to come back. So my goal is to get back out there and perform. Our goal, I should say, is to get me back out there. So I’m going to get back out there.”

In the meantime, wide receivers Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb and James Jones have gotten into a groove through Green Bay's four-game winning streak. There's no need to rush Jennings back. Nelson, who left Green Bay's 31-17 win over Arizona before the bye week with an ankle injury, returned to practice on Monday.

Jennings noted this isn't a sports hernia, rather a "core muscle injury." In retrospect, he is upset he didn't attack this all as more than a groin injury originally but said no one realized it was something more. The pain was mostly in his groin.

Then, it started spreading around.

"That’s when the questions came and the red flags went up that this could potentially be that core muscle injury," Jennings said. "And so with that, we looked into it further and he said ‘Absolutely, this is what you have. A torn abdominal. An abdominal tear.’ Fixed it. Feel good. I want to play some football this year.”

Jennings hasn't felt pain-free since the fourth quarter of Green Bay's season-opening loss to San Francisco. He believes he's on the right path back. Still, it remains a matter of time. Jennings hoping to run "sooner rather than later."

"The doc thinks later, I think sooner," Jennings said. "We don’t really see eye to eye. But I don’t think any player and doc are on the same page when it comes to an injury any time you have to sit out.”

About Tyler Dunne

Tyler Dunne covers the Green Bay Packers. He has been on the beat since 2011, winning awards with the Pro Football Writers of America and Milwaukee Press Club.